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scottrecalledanother historic drive. what drove him? >> he had determination. >>reporter:wendellscottwas first african american to win a jacksonville 200 in 1936, during the height of the civil rights movement. frank was part of his father's pit crew. >> i mean, we were the only african americans in the setting such as this. we had a lot of death threats. everybody didn't love wendell scott. >> reporter: in fact, wendell's trophy was given to the second place driver, bud baker, a white racer. wendell scott's family says hours later nascar acknowledged he did win and paid him the prize money. >> it paved the way for us to make it a little bit easier. >> reporter: darryl bubba wallace is the first african american to take the checkered flag on nascar's national circuit since scott. he came through nascar's drive for diversity program. >> for me for an african american in the diversity standpoint, i'm definitely carrying on that legacy that he's laid out for us. >> reporter: the scots say minorities and women drivers need to receive the same lucrative sponsorships others, equipmen

scott recalled another historic drive. what drove him? >> he had determination. >> reporter: wendell scott was first african american to win a jacksonville 200 in 1936, during the height of the civil rights movement. frank was part of his father's pit crew. >> i mean, we were the only african americans in the setting such as this. we had a lot of death threats. everybody didn't love wendell scott. >> reporter: in fact, wendell's trophy was given to the second place...

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.>>>wendellscottwasthe first black driver to win a nascar race in 1963. at that time, his trophy was given to a second-place finisher, a white man. >>reporter: as sunday's daytona 500 made history. 68-year-old frank scott made a his legendary father.>>wendell scott was the first african- american to win a nascar premier series event. the jacksonville 200 to win a nascar premier series event. the jacksonville 219 63. during the height of the civil rights movement. frank was part of his father's pit crew. >> we were the only african americans as it was. but we had a lot of death threats. >>reporter: wendell's trophy was given to the second-place driver, bed baker, a white racer. hours later nascar acknowledged that he did win and paid him the prize money. >> it's going to pave the way for us. >>reporter: wallace was the first african-american to take the checkered flag on the national circuit since scott. he came to the nascar's drive diversity program.>> i'm definitely carrying on that >>reporter: minority and women drivers need to receive the same lucrative sponsors that others d

. >>> wendell scott was the first black driver to win a nascar race in 1963. at that time, his trophy was given to a second-place finisher, a white man. >>reporter: as sunday's daytona 500 made history. 68-year-old frank scott made a his legendary father.>>wendell scott was the first african- american to win a nascar premier series event. the jacksonville 200 to win a nascar premier series event. the jacksonville 219 63. during the height of the civil rights movement. frank...

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,wendellscott, erniedavis and each proved they belonged in role reserved for whites. >> when i think about the negro league, i think about courageous men who sat down one day in kansas city and decided to have their own league. >> reporter: augusta national welcomed the first black member in '90 and a black man won the masters. 69 years later, all debates about mvps seemed to circle back to race. very white and the college graduation rate of black athletes is low. >> the baseball scene is really a micro chasm of the total social scene in this country. and there's a lot of prejudice throughout the country. >> reporter: jim sees 86 years of progress behind him and the need for more improvement in the years to come. with sports as a crucial medium to help us get there. on the upper west side, i'm mac king, fox 5 news. ernie: thank you very much. what a great story. i love watching this. this is a former super bowl new york giant. so good to have you. got to shake your hand. what a hand. my goodness. unbelievable. we're looking at all of this great history. there's so many heros, early p

, wendell scott, ernie davis and each proved they belonged in role reserved for whites. >> when i think about the negro league, i think about courageous men who sat down one day in kansas city and decided to have their own league. >> reporter: augusta national welcomed the first black member in '90 and a black man won the masters. 69 years later, all debates about mvps seemed to circle back to race. very white and the college graduation rate of black athletes is low. >> the...